Commerce Awards 2017

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Judges – Design

Photo of: Jeffrey Zeldman

Jeffrey Zeldman

Founder of studio.zeldman

Photo of: Cynthia Savard Saucier

Cynthia Savard Saucier

Director of Design at Shopify

UX and UI

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Val Head

Author of Designing Interface Animation

Photo of: Vitaly Friedman

Vitaly Friedman

Editor-In-Chief of Smashing Magazine

Apps and Development

Photo of: Gavin Ballard

Gavin Ballard

Founder of Disco

Photo of: Ellen Li

Ellen Li

Product Designer at Shopify (Developer Experience)

Marketing and Branding

Photo of: Ezra Firestone

Ezra Firestone

CEO of Smart Marketer

Photo of: Melissa Gonzalez

Melissa Gonzalez

CEO of Lionesque Group

Prizes

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An exclusive Shopify Unite experience

A ticket to Unite 2018

An optional $1,000 towards travel expenses

Two-nights accommodation

Winners dinner and award reception

Photo of: Physical awards

Industry recognition

Exclusive Commerce Awards Trophy

Coverage in notable industry blogs and online magazines

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Design

Best Product Page

The goal of an ecommerce site is to make sales, meaning stellar product pages are critical. We’re looking for an effective and captivating product page that immediately conveys the value of a product.

Best Home Page

The home page is like a website’s virtual front door, and can serve as a place to jump start site exploration. We’re looking for a home page design that leaves a lasting first impression.

Best Collection Page

A collection page can tell a story about a merchant’s products, how they play together, and complement one another. We’re looking for the best collection pages that draw in casual browsers, and turn them into eager buyers.

Best Custom Design with Slate

Slate is a recently released theme scaffolding and command line tool built for Shopify theme development and deployment. We’re looking for the pioneers of this tool who are designing their best work with Slate.

UX and UI

Best Animated Motion Graphic for UI

When used in a meaningful way, animation and movement are powerful tools that can improve user engagement with an ecommerce website. We’re looking for purposeful animation that enhances the user interface.

Best Shopify Integration with WordPress

With the ability to integrate Shopify into the world’s most popular CMS, the possibilities are endless. We’re looking for a flawless Shopify integration with a WordPress Site, using the JS Buy SDK and/or Buy Button.

Best Mobile Commerce Experience

As a UX/UI designer, it’s important to think about designing mobile-first with every ecommerce project you tackle. We’re looking for a Shopify store that thrives outside the desktop box, and has an exceptional mobile user experience.

Best Storytelling Through UX

Creating a storyline throughout an ecommerce site that considers every page, feature, and function is critical to good user experience design. We’re looking for engaging UX that holistically conveys your client’s story.

The Marketing Events API enables marketing app developers to demonstrate how actions generated through their app lead to sales. We’re looking for an application of this API that simply and effectively surfaces marketing campaign data to merchants.

Best Store Experience Using Shopify Scripts

When building discount solutions for your clients, it’s important that they’re easy to use and don’t slow an online store down. We’re looking for the best promotion solution built for a client with Shopify Scripts.

Best App Design Using Polaris

Polaris is a design system that helps designers and developers build user interfaces that feel consistent with the Shopify experience. We’re looking for the best app design that uses elements of Polaris.

Marketing and Branding

Best Ecommerce Copywriting

The written word can take you places you never imagined. From homepage to checkout, we’re looking for compelling copywriting that tells the story of your client’s brand.

Best Ecommerce Course

Learning how to start and scale an ecommerce business can be daunting. We’re looking for the best in user-friendly, educational, and inspirational Shopify courses.

Best Offline Marketing Event

Whether it’s a pop-up shop or meetup event, offline experiences leverage the power of human interaction. We’re looking for an offline event that created a unique attendee experience.

Best Abandoned Cart Recovery Experience

Customers abandon carts for various reasons, but setting up a recovery notification or email campaign can save merchants lost sales. We’re looking for abandoned cart campaigns that turned potential buyers into customers.